This morning my alarm shot and turned on the water to boil. I drank my coffee, but I kept sleeping. Once again, I didn’t feel motivated to start. I think knowing that I only have 35 miles for doing today makes me feel a bit lazy. If I was going to walk all day and making the greatest possible mileage, I would definitely get up early. But these days on the PCT, I know I can do 35 miles before dusk. Even if I don’t start until after 6 in the morning.
Views from the site of my store where I camped last night.
I ended up lying down and did not pure until 6 in the morning. I was walking around 6:20 am, which was not so bad. However, it was fun not being the first outside the camp this morning. That is a rarity for me these days. But I knew I had a lot of time. The morning began ending the last little of yesterday’s climb. The views were incredible and the sun was still completely appearing. It ended up being a beautiful morning.
This morning I started the day up higher on the crest and then traveling for a while. The views were impressive at the first time.
I walked a little more than an hour, and then reached the first source of water of the day. Which also turned out to be the only water source directly on the path during the next 14 miles. So I decided to fill because I didn’t want to make a side path in the short term for water. I will take it during the next 14 miles, even if it is a small weight of extras. The next fountain in 14 miles is right next to the road, but is described as a 45 -second walk. Which seems to be reasonable.
Mount along the crest for a few miles.
When he was filling water, the couple last night walked by my side. I hadn’t even realized that I passed them! Originally they were ahead of me this morning. They continued while filling my water. Then I ended up jumping a little with them. The next two hours had very easy land. Yesterday I knocked down a lot of calories and drank Dr. Pepper that I bought for me in the city. I know it’s a bit ridiculous to wear something like that for so long, but it was worth it. I could have drunk it last night and I would have enjoyed it a lot. But it was much better this morning. In addition, he had to relax all night. So this morning it was pleasant, cold and delicious.
A lot of bright fireweed next to the path.
I ended up getting up in front of those other hikers and I didn’t see them again after that. And in the next two hours, I also went through some other hikers. From the first water source of the day to the next source of water of the day, it really kept the head down. I felt good and motivated to crush some miles. It was shocking how quickly those first 20 miles of the day passed.
There was a decent number of blows once again today. But nothing too difficult to navigate.
It was the afternoon when I crossed a dirt road where the water source was. And once again I vividly remembered this section of the path. In 2022, when I was here, my tramily and actually camped along the way and spring. The weather was so surprising when we were doing oregon that the five, that we are camped together every night. We would all place our sleep pads as together as we could like small sardines. And the five simply curl up in a large tent site together. Those are some of my best memories of walking on any path.
I worshiped this bright yellow flower field that aligned on the path.
This time, I went to the water source quickly. I met another hiker when I was there. Then he filled a liter of water before continuing. I still had about 15 miles for the day. But there would be water sources every four miles for the rest of the day. That meant that I didn’t have to worry too much about filling.
A path of trails just before the Oregon border.
Nor was there much escalation to do for the rest of the day. I knew that once I arrived at the border of California and Oregon that I had a small climb at night. But apart from that, I was sailing for the next two hours. And the weather happened really pleasant and fast.
As I approached the border, the views opened once more.
They were around 5: 30–6 pm when I reached the border of California and Oregon. There were some other hikers sitting there and they cheered me while walking. In fact, I recognized the girls on the other day! I spent them when I tried to camp in the beautiful site exposed with views of Mount Shasta. Then I ran into a couple of them the morning I left dunsmuir. They just tried to take the city while they dropped me on the path.
What an incredible day was today.
The PCT Hiker deck has been reorganized due to forest fire. A large number of hikers got hooked from Mount Shasta to Etna, Seiad Valley or even Ashland. Although the real closure of the fire only closed 20 miles from the path, that does not mean that hikers will only get hooked around the fire. In general, fire closures cause large amounts of jumps. That is not necessarily bad, but it is more a fact. I have met many people recently that jumped between 100 and 200 miles around the fire. So I have seen some faces more than once, what I normally do.
Cross from California and Oregon! California is the longest state throughout the year of the border to the calendar of the triple crown border year. And finally it is complete.
It was nice to sit there on Oregon’s border with those three girls and spend a little. They were very friendly and made fun and were silly. It was one of his birthdays, which was very exciting. And one of the girls was playing Madonna’s birthday song that I thought was fun. I sat a little and took some photos. Then those girls came out and prepared to do the same. It seems that we are all trying to get to the same camp tonight. And it would be good camping with other people!
I left the border, had approximately 1000 feet of elevation again. But I knew it was not going to be particularly steep. Time passed quickly, since I only had about two more hours for the day. I was eager to get to the camp at night. Which would mean that it was one step closer to being in the city. Tomorrow I should have an easy day in Ashland.
Ca/or the border!
On my way up, the next climb finally put myself high enough to enjoy some beautiful views. I love climbing towards the end of the day. The sky was brilliant with the west sun, and it was absolutely beautiful. Eventually I would go through those three girls and get up again. But I thought I would definitely see them later.
Just before arriving at my camp at night, I went through a final water source. So I filled the ability there before continuing. Apparently, the next store has space for maybe two tents. So I hope to be able to stay there. But I definitely did not think it would work 100%. As he advanced along the climb, he became much more windy. I was hope that these sites were not too exposed.
The sun puts on a meadow of flowers.
I arrived just before dusk, and there was another tent set. But the only other places were quite small. I knew I could fit in my store there, but I was just going to fit. The wind was a bit strong on the crest, which was not surprising. But I convinced myself to spend the night there. The sooner I stopped tonight, the more likely I start tomorrow. And I definitely want to enjoy Ashland so much time as I can. This will be my first replenishment stop in the state of Oregon!
Another exceptional sunset to finish my day.
I placed myself there in the small place and then made a dinner. While I was there, the girls from before walked. But there was definitely no room for three people. There was hardly room for me! I was surprised to have a little service at the place of my store. So, while I had dinner and organized to spend the night, I moved on my phone. And, of course, I was awake too much before finally calling him one night.
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